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In the course of my work, I've seen many, many plastic bottles with high proof spirits in them. Sent to me by the distillers. I have yet to find one sample that didn't contain detectable amounts of plasticizer. How much di-iso-octyl phthalate do YOU want to eat? (I certainly don't mean to be argume...

Thankyou chemist. For all ya'll who don't know about the Chemist, he's actually a chemist AND he works in the alcohol industry. No need for ya'll to trust my words on the plastic controversy, but please heed his. I do have the question of why is PGA available in plastic in the liquor store though? ...

Hello runningkind, 12 qt jugs would be perfect for me also. Would you share where you can find them? I have been looking in the stores around here, but with no luck. Thanks, and a fantastic Christmas to you and all! Grocery Store. Ask a clerk where the canning jars are. :) If they ask, you're getti...

Depending on where you are you can probably get 190 proof in plastic. Here in TN where I live it is only available in plastic (We buy it for cleaning delicate electronics, as the denatured available isn't usable for what we need it for.) Perhaps he meant to bring out something about it being used in...

every company out there is careless with the truth on ocasions ask for one of them metrial safety data sheets on whatever you gonna use an read carefuly Got those at work, but they aren't always as informative as they're supposed to be unless you're a chemist. The DAP I am using can essentially be ...

Actually all you have to do is to go to the company's website who produces the product. I use DAP silicone for example on some gaskets on the plastic still I use for stripping. The particular kind I am using said that it is food safe and also safe for use around solvents after it is cured. JD, it wa...

I was going to say something, but it would go right over the heads of those it would be directed at.

Carry on...

Best to just leave these people alone Riku and let them be set in their ways so to speak. Any opinion that isn't theirs is obviously wrong.

From personal experience with that type of still type I can say this. The alcohol you will get out of it is going to be of pretty poor quality. I have never noted any off tastes from the plastic and after many uses the still hasn't changed in clarity or appearance so I don't think the alcohol is get...

Also if I remember correctly from reading either brewhaus or milehigh's site sometime back, all still sales by them are registered and must be passed on to the federal authority (TTB?) if they request such. Might wanna read the fine print, or have your still shipped somewhere that it can't be traced...

Anyone watch The Unit on CBS, Tuesdays?